Rickard vs Richard

Side-by-side comparison of Rickard and Richard — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Rickard

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #232

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Metric Rickard Richard
Current Rank Unranked #232
Total Births (all years) 625 2,576,005
Peak Year 1958 1946
Peak Year Births 30 58,871
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rickard Richard
1880ss — 7,010
1890ss — 7,572
1900ss — 10,675
1910ss 5 74,603
1920ss 36 222,598
1930ss 33 330,501
1940ss 162 477,472
1950ss 256 535,453
1960ss 102 373,894
1970ss 31 202,808
1980ss — 154,750
1990ss — 94,874
2000ss — 48,582
2010ss — 26,737
2020ss — 8,476

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rickard Richard
2014 — 2,887
2015 — 2,687
2016 — 2,523
2017 — 2,284
2018 — 2,137
2019 — 1,989
2020 — 1,826
2021 — 1,782
2022 — 1,684
2023 — 1,645
2024 — 1,539

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–1979.

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